By Hollie Sessoms How to be a Tourist TYBEE BEACHCOMBER | JUNE 2017 35 ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Hours Mon-Thurs 12-9pm Sat 12-10pm Sun 1-9pm 10OFF % Entire Bill with coupon 18C Tybrisa St. 912.499.4178 Summer is upon us. The sun has warmed, the water is just the right temp, we’re shedding our clothes as our dogs are shedding hair. Maybe we’re getting a tickle, a feeling in our bones, we want to go explore somewhere else, wipe off the feeling of the town we call home and see what the rest of the world is up to. But first, we have some learning to do. A few little rules on how to be a tourist: 1. Find some respect and compassion for the locals. Respect is an amazing thing. The universe gives back to you what you give it. Try it for yourself. Have respect and compassion and watch how they multiply in your own life. 2. Don’t be bound to your plans. Life is a journey and oftentimes a journey is a journey. Find joy when it rains on that day you had planned to go to the beach. You’ll get a chance to explore that museum that you probably wouldn’t have gotten around to. Detours and setbacks can be beautiful things if you let them. 3. Go slow. No need to race around trying to fit things in. Leave some space for flow around everything you need to do. 4. Be different! Explore that other side of yourself. Of course you don’t normally go kayaking at sunrise, but maybe this week you do. Eat something you’ve never tried before, you could find a new favorite food. You know those funky shoes you bought, but never got around to wearing? This is their time. 5. Embrace your inner tourist. Whenever I try to take a family photo while on vacation, my teenagers are sure to whine: “But we look like tourists!” To which I reply: “We are tourists.” Don’t be afraid of looking like a tourist. We’re not in high school anymore. It’s actually okay to not be cool now. Whew. Embrace that. Feel the freedom of uncoolness rushing through you. And go take a silly photo. 6. Just breathe. Ah, that feels good. Do it again…. 7. Get off your phone/Facebook. Of course everyone wants to see that picture of your toes in the sand with the big blue ocean in the background. Of course they do…but…maybe it can wait. Enjoy this moment. This moment. This one right here. Soak it up. It has more to offer than 300 likes. 8. Find gratitude. So many people don’t get the opportunity to explore other places. Just think of how difficult travel was only a few generations ago. We are blessed with our super-fast cars and jet airplanes that can take us anywhere our hearts desire. Remember that all this is a blessing. Even that traffic jam. Even that missed photo op. Even that thunderstorm.
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